diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py
index 68668768..02a6ed8a 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # standard imports
 import semver
 
-version = (0, 3, 1, 'alpha.2')
+version = (0, 3, 1, 'alpha.3')
 
 version_object = semver.VersionInfo(
         major=version[0],
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
index cd007854..1d7b3757 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 alembic==1.4.2
 bcrypt==3.2.0
 celery==4.4.7
-cic-eth[services]~=0.12.4a4
+cic-eth[services]~=0.12.4a6
 cic-notify~=0.4.0a10
 cic-types~=0.1.0a14
 confini>=0.4.1a1,<0.5.0